Mark Morgan
StratEx Advisors, Inc.
Social
Biography
Throughout Mark’s career, that covers engineering, line management, leadership development, business start-up, project management, program management, portfolio management, strategic planning, workshop facilitation and public speaking, Mark has worked with individuals and companies in the high-tech, bio-tech, construction, consumer goods, high volume manufacturing, software, healthcare and internet industries.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Executed a best in class quality management system for IBM
Created the processes, people and tools for the elimination of circuit card defects resulting in a 10X decrease in defect rates and millions saved in product cost
Created a startup company under license to the National Football League
Developed a new product look and feel and obtained approval from the National Football League as a licensed supplier.
Created the first Program Management Course
Created Mastering the Integrated Program for the Stanford Advanced Project Management offering through the Stanford Center for Professional development. This program continued to grow in popularity and was awarded Best Non-Degree Program by The Association for Continued Higher Education
Published "Executing Your Strategy" with Harvard Business Press
Took on the lead role in the authoring of a best selling book "Executing Your Strategy" Along with my colleagues Ray Levitt from Stanford and William Malek, we created a book of lasting value for people not only in business but in personal life
Published "Executing Your Business Transformation" with Jossey Bass
Along with my colleagues from American Power Conversion and Schneider Electric, we created a unique book about what it takes to transform a company. Along the way we distilled the major learning into 11 specific lessons that leaders of organizations can use to guide their thinking and action. It is an unconventional look at the subject of organizational change.
Education
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
BS Engineering Technology
Engineering
1977
Majored in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Processes
Golden Gate University
MBA
Masters in Business Administration
1986
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
- Association for Strategic Planning
Event Appearances
Putting the Enterprise in Enterprise Portfolio Management
Microsoft PPM Forum San Francisco
2010-03-10
Executing Your Business Transformation
Human Resources People and Strategy Webinar
2011-08-10
Enterprise Portfolio Management
Institute for International Research Webinar Series Webinar
2011-08-25
Executing Your Strategy
Project Management Institute 35th Anniversary San Francisco
2010-01-15
Executing Strategy
ASID Annual Conference Calgary, Alberta Canada
2010-06-14
Sample Talks
The 6 Things Make Strategy Work
You have probably had strategies that did not work out. 90% never do. So how can you get to be part of the effective few? Whether you are a consumer goods company or a business to business service organization or something else entirely, there are a few principles of making strategy a reality that you can put in place immediately. This talk is about what separates the best from the rest and gives you what you need to bring about your hopes and dreams in a practical and effective way.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
